BERLIN (Reuters) – France and Germany have agreed to deepen a 1963 treaty of post-war reconciliation in a bid to show that the European Union’s main axis remains strong and counter growing eurosceptic nationalism among some other members.
The extension to the Elysee Treaty approved by the German and French cabinets will be signed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in the German border city of Aachen, an historical symbol of European concord, on Jan. 22.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after being awarded the Charlemagne Prize for “European vision” in Aachen, Germany, May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo 
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a keynote speech in front of students of the University of Aachen after being awarded the Charlemagne Prize for “European vision », in Aachen, Germany, May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo